Genetic counseling in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-43

  Huoponen, Kirsi ^a   Puomila, Anu ^a   Savontaus, Marja Liisa ^a   Mustonen, Eila ^b   Kronqvist, Elina ^c   Nikoskelainen, Eeva ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Ctrl Ostrobothnian Central Hospital   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hetero plasmy; Leber; LHON; mt DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HAIR ROOT; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTHER; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THEORY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; PEDIGREE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0036249503     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800108.x     Document Type: Article

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